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HANSARDMedia BillI had misjudged this debate. I thought that the noble Lord, Lord Black, would be the Don Quixote—I did not imagine that he would be the Sancho Panza. Has he ever heard of the term…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister and Members from all parts of the House for their good wishes about my health. I went into hospital yesterday morning for a procedure on a…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillWho is this Bruce Springsteen that everybody has been talking about?23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I was happy to add my name to this, because it underlines the benefit of Channel 4. I am always a little worried that, if you leave gaps in behaviour, the bean-counters…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, one of the great values of Committee stage for Ministers and regulators is that it gives them a warning of trouble ahead if they do not listen to what is said during it.…20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I point out that I did not speak at Second Reading. I was here until 6 pm and then went off to speak at a long-standing engagement at Queen Mary University of London. It…08 May 2024HANSARDTelegraph Media Group Ltd: AcquisitionMy Lords, I had always imagined that the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, was a Telegraph reader.01 May 2024HANSARDTelegraph Media Group Ltd: AcquisitionYes, the cricket. We welcome this Statement. Sometimes I am teased by my colleagues about my membership of the Puttnam committee on the Communications Act 2003, but actually the…01 May 2024HANSARDPrisons: Foreign National OffendersMy Lords, if a foreign national offends while being a guest in our country, we have every right to deport them, but we must not pretend that this is any more than a flea bite…25 Apr 2024HANSARDBBC World Service: FinancesMy Lords, this Question has a familiar ring to it. On 12 March, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, said the World Service was “one of the most powerful soft-power tools…24 Apr 2024HANSARDPrison Officer Pension AgeMy Lords, in this House, 68 may seem only early to mid-career, but the general public will be worried at the thought of prison officers of that age carrying on in a very difficult…18 Mar 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2024My Lords, apparently it is my turn. In a way, this is a continuation of the Question put by the noble Earl, Lord Attlee. The Minister knows the crisis in our prison system. That…18 Mar 2024HANSARDNews Broadcasting: RegulationMy Lords, one of the most satisfying experiences during my time in the Lords was to serve, in 2002, on the joint pre-legislative scrutiny committee prior to the 2003…14 Mar 2024HANSARDNews Broadcasting: RegulationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the regulation of news broadcasting companies.14 Mar 2024HANSARDCriminal JurorsMy Lords, I wish the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, well with this campaign. Does the Minister, from his own vast experience, think that judges could take more responsibility,…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEuropean Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere and the European Space Agency (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2023My Lords, that apology was delivered with the sincerity and clarity which one has come to expect from the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, in dealing with this place. In some ways, I feel…06 Feb 2024HANSARDParliamentary Democracy and Standards in Public LifeWe are out of order; it is me next. I am always eager to hear the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, but I would like to say a few words myself. It is a pleasure to follow the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDEmployment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Regulations 2023My Lords, it is perhaps one of the wonders of our system that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy, and I should both have had the same job in government. I am not a lawyer,…10 Jan 2024HANSARDJudicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy. I held his position in the Government between 2010 and 2013. I became Minister of State at…10 Jan 2024HANSARDJudicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023The noble Lord was a lot of trouble.10 Jan 2024